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I haven’t read this yet, but it’s not so surprising to me that LSD would be helpful: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/features/lsd-cured-my-headache-953406.html

I’m not surprised, because LSD is closely related to methysergide, a drug used to treat severe migraine but which can have very serious adverse effects. (A quick string search shows me that the article mentions these facts.)

See for yourself: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/07/palin-criticizes-biden-wh_n_132753.html

Between this weird fever thing I have going on and midterms, you probably won't see much of me, unless you live with me.  (Then you'll probably see too much of me.)

Ugh, not much has been going on and I really need to go to bed.

dday is giving Tom Brokaw much undeserved praise.

Rude Pundit sets the record straight.

Youtube really is The Most Important Media Of Our Time. If it wasn't for Youtube it might have taken several days to leak this and you still might not have gotten to SEE it if you don't have television. But now, BAM! Doggone it, bless that everlovin' Youtube.

Shoulda gone in for a fist jab.

I thought it was just joking when I said to Kristy that maybe McCain would have a ‘Need some wood?’ moment, but then he went and did it!

So, my bike has been behaving strangely recently. Anyone with motorcycle or mechanic experience, please feel free to weigh in. skywhisperer, I'm looking at you.

So in the last week or two, when I turn on the bike, it putters off again after 5-10 seconds. Sometimes it does this twice before it will actually stay on. It also seems to have less power/torque than it formerly did, and it is having a harder time making it up inclines at a reasonable speed, etc. Then, today, it died three times. Once, immediately after starting, and then once when I stopped at the end of my street to check for cars, and then once again at a stoplight, about 2 minutes later. Each time it died when I pulled back on the throttle to get moving.

Marc has suggested it may be the increasing cold, and to turn on the choke for a couple minutes at the beginning. Does that sound like a good hypothesis?

Also, in the last 3 or so weeks, it has been "puttering" a lot - the engine will sometimes sort of...sputter...a lot when at rest ("PUTT...putt putt PUTT....putt") and I had previously assumed this was an indication of a dirty fuel injector, but could this actually also be explained by the cold?

Barely slept last night/this morning. Got up early and let myself have a little coffee, so managed to have a productive day anyway. Finally sorted out the latest medication issue and got my other sleep med, so after six nights on the Ambien, I can now take the Triazolam again. Of course, of the two, the Triazolam is the weaker medication for me, so it'll be another three nights on that before back to the regular three nights of Ambien before my body finally really feels on track again. Oh well.

Angie kindly took me to Woodman's today. The main purpose of the trip was to get potato chips, but I stocked up on the things I can get there and not at the co-op, so got a bundle of groceries anyway. Of course, forgot a thing or two, but that seems to always happen, you know?

Going to read a few more things LJ-wise and then watch the second half of Prison Break. I may actually complete my whole list of things to do today! I purposefully over schedule myself, so finishing isn't something I normally do. Ah, the little excitements of life.

This song is so absolutely beautiful I can't get over it...

For those who like the Buddah Bar or Cafe Del Mar CD's, you will like this.

15 years ago today a boy totally smashed my heart to smithereens. i always remember this day. i would love to NOT but i guess somethings just stick with you.

in honor of the day:





and i am going to text him tonite and call him a fucker. just cuz i CAN.

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Am I the only person who has noticed an unforgivable white after Labor Day trend in the McCain campaign? Aren’t they afraid that terrorist serial moms are going to come after them?

BECAUSE someday ,james, i will stick a wig on you and we can drive around and i will hang outside the car window. just for LULZ.

The Animal Rescue Site, which is one of those sites you can go to and click on a button once a day to help various charities, is having a contest right now, via Petfinder, where you can vote daily for your favorite animal shelters to receive a grant. There is one $25,000 and one $10,000 grant, plus smaller grants per state and per week of the contest. Voting ends December 14th.

I just found this out today - must not have been looking closely during my other daily clicks. I voted for Dane County Friends of Ferals because they do more than just shelter and home domesticated animals - they also care for feral cats. Some cats can be domesticated and placed in loving homes, and some are just feral and are best left that way. This organization spays and neuters feral cats and finds rural placements for the ones who can't be tamed and homed. I find this duel goal of homing the cats that can be homed and finding good feral solutions to the ones who can't fantastic. I know there are other organizations like this in my area, but this was the one I'd heard of before and was on the list, so I voted for it. I may read up on the other shelters listed for my area and vote on different onces each day.

Have a favorite shelter on the list that you think I should vote for??

The somewhat IMO clue-starved David Bender of AAR just said that all the ‘I agree with John’ from Obama in the last debate actually worked, even though Bender had cringed at the time; and Bender admits that he was wrong. Then, unfortunately, he has to thrown in that he wouldn’t have done it quite so much.

I say that if David Bender doesn’t like it then Obama should do it even more, and even finish the evening with a nod to David Bender. But that would just be Obama inflicting pain on Bender for me, the way Bender wants Obama to inflict pain on John McCain.

I want John McCain to feel pain but for Obama to inflict it in a different way; I like my tea to be light-bodied, and so too with pain infliction.

ACORN Vegas Office Raided in Voter Fraud Investigation


Nevada state authorities seized records and computers Tuesday from the Las Vegas office of an organization that tries to get low-income people registered to vote, after fielding complaints of voter fraud.

Bob Walsh, spokesman for the Nevada secretary of state's office, told FOXNews.com the raid was prompted by ongoing complaints about "erroneous" registration information being submitted by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, also called ACORN.

( some of barrys buds done fucked themselves )

I really am a baaaaad person.
Yesterday I felt all crushed and desperate after reading (three days late) about a new tale of animal cruelty. So yeah, of course to bleach my mind clean from these atrocities, I decided to watch some movie.
It turns out rewatching "Final destination II" was a good choice, turns out nothing can cheer me up like a bunch of people dying in completely random, freakingly crazy and ridiculous ways.
Baaaaad person I told you (and I'm not even ashamed!). ;)


On a totally unrelated subject, I want to inform everybody that we have in France the best Public Service Announcement ads against Aids.
No really I'm serious, look:

I love it! XD
The cute! The crack! The roller-peniscoaster!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe even better than the fact that this ad depicts homosexuals relationships (OMG! Are gay people real humans now!!! :P ) , I think that what I love the most about it is the whole message underneath that no, sexuality is nothing the be ashamed of or sinful or whatever, but you should take it responsibly and be aware of the dangers. It's the same kind of talk I remember having during the sex ed in the french equivalent of (junior) high school.
Anyways, it's not like it really would apply it to myself...I'm asexual remember?

For the info this ad was aired in 2006 at all hours on several french channel where I first saw it. There's an hetero version of this spot (that you can probably find somewhere in Youtube if you want to see it), but I'm partial to the gay one myself. ;)

Be safe!

Cicero: "Appetitus Rationi Pareat"

Yay!

(But, ow, that hurts my lips. Tart. I actually can’t eat uncooked Granny Smiths; hurt my gums too much.)

See http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/07/palins_unamerican/

More seriously, the land-honoring loyalty of these two is enough in doubt that they shouldn’t be considered for a moment as (vice) president, or even a cabinet secretary.